Brendan's rumoured off screen feud with Shirley Ballas spilled onto the screen in series 15 with the pair arguing on more than one occasion
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Brendan Cole's Strictly journey came to an end in 2018 when the New Zealand born dancer revealed he was leaving the BBC show after 15 years – click here to see his most controversial and memorable moments

Explaining the reason for his departure, the professional dancer explained: "It’s quite hard to talk about. The BBC haven’t renewed my contract. We get contacted year upon year and they’ve just made an editorial decision to not have me back on the show. I’m in a little bit of shock at the moment.

"I’m disappointed and it’s really hard to talk about. It’s a recent decision. I’ve always known this day would come but to actually get here to the point and go ok the BBC have…They make the decisions year upon year."